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Field of Dreams...Columbia
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"PRIDE, DESIRE, TEAMWORK"
Welcome to Columbia Curve Adult Baseball Club. We are an 18 and over Baseball team that is comprised of collegiate, ex-collegiate, ex-professional, and some high school graduates and we are located in Columbia, TN. We serve and obey all NCAA, NAIA, and JUCO summer rules. The team was formed by Keith Essary in 2004. In 3 years of existance, the Curve have really proved themselves as one of the Top Rated teams in Adult/Semi-Pro Baseball. After going 5-25 in the first year the team has since posted a record of 34-25 in season 2 and ranked at #46th in the nation. This past season was even better finishing with a regular season record of 44-22 and Nationally Ranked at #27. In years to come the Curve look to challenge all the great teams from all over the United States and in doing so hope to build a winning tradition here in Columbia. The Goal of the Curve is to be one of the nations top 10 ranked teams but most importantly is to run a class A organization and earn the respect of teams, fans, sponsors, and any who love the game of baseball.
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Wednesday, July 2
2008 Remaining Schedule....
Diamondcat Invitational (Metal Bat) July 4th - 6th in Henderson, TN (Freed Hardeman University) Gaurantee of 3 games.....fee is $40 per player!
ASPBA World Series (Metal Bat) July 24th - 27th in Hattiesburg, MS....Player fee for this tournament will be $40 per player!
Phoenix World Series (Wood Bat) Sept. 25th - 28th in Phoenix, AZ (NABA) Fee for this will be $190 per player and covers just your fee.
Florida World Series (Wood Bat)Nov. 6th - 9th in Jupiter, FL (NABA) Fee for this tournament will also be $190 per player.
There are a couple of other tournaments we are looking at as well but just don't know yet if we will attend!
Thursday, June 19
Chris Street picks up first professional win of his career!!!
Chris Street, formally with the Curve, now with the Harlingen Whitewings of the United League picked up his first Professional win as a pitcher tonight. For more information on Chris and the Whitewings please visit www.whitewingsbaseball.com
Keep up the good work Chris.....Good Luck!!!
Wednesday, May 14
CHRIS STREET MAKES WHITEWINGS ROSTER!!!
Chris Street makes the WhiteWings Roster and begins his professional baseball career!
Chris got his professional debut tonight against the Alexandria Aces of Louisiana. He came in as relief in the 6th inning and 2 outs. The first batter he faced he got to ground out to end the inning. Chris would return the next inning and would finish his first game throwing 1.1 innings, allowing 0 runs, 1 BB, 1HBP, and only 1 hit. The Whitewings return to action Thursday night at 7:05 PM.
Those who are interested in following Chris can do so by listening to the games online. Just visit www.whitewingsbaseball.com , along the left side of the home page just click on the "Listen Live" logo. That should direct you to the site where you will then click on Whitewings audio player. This is free to listen to the games all season long!
Wednesday, April 23
CHRIS STREET TO TAKE STEP TOWARD NEXT LEVEL!!!
April 22, 2008 - Harlingen, TX – The National Football League is preparing for their annual draft that takes place this weekend when many college athletes hope to take their talent to the next level. Same can be said for the 85 baseball players who attended the first ever nationwide tryout camp, held by United League Baseball, this past weekend in Southaven Mississippi.
There were 85 players from across the United States who attended the tryout camp, which was hosted at the Snowden Grove Sports Complex in Southaven, Mississippi. Saturday was spent evaluating players as they were put through a very demanding major league style workout that was followed by a 12 inning scrimmage, that gave United League Field Managers and General Managers an opportunity to rate each players’ ability. At days’ end, the number of participants was cut down from 85 to 36 with 12 of those pitchers and the remaining 24 in position players. Those 36 players were invited back to take part in the final decision making process that included another 6 inning scrimmage.
With evaluations made and brain trusts working diligently to make their decisions, the first round of the draft was officially underway. Finishing runner up in the 2007 United League Championship earned the Harlingen WhiteWings the 5th and 8th draft choices in rounds one and two respectively. After much deliberation and conversation, the Wings selected RHP Gerardo Castillo as their 5th overall draft choice. A native of Venezuela, Castillo currently resides in Roslindale Massachusetts which is a suburb of Boston. Pitching certainly was the focus for the Wings when they selected RHP Chris Streets in the second round 8th overall. Street resides in Shelbyville, Tennessee and is a graduate of Martin Methodist where he played four years of varsity baseball as a shortstop but gained the attention of Field Manager Al Gallagher when he asked to pitch during the tryout camp also.
“We are very pleased with our draft selections,” said WhiteWings’ Field Manager Al Gallagher. “Solid pitching is the key to winning at any level and we believe Gerardo (Castillo) and Chris (Street) have a great chance of making our club,” added Gallagher.
Castillo and Street have been invited to Spring Training and their quest to earn a spot on the roster begins Tuesday, May 6th when the WhiteWings officially begin preparing for the 2008 season.
CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS....WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK!!!
Tuesday, February 26
TO SCHEDULE GAMES......
Please contact us at columbiacurve@yahoo.com or call 931-223-5554.
Thanks
Monday, November 5
A SPECIAL THANKS!!!
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR DONATIONS/SPONSORSHIPS/ETC. FOR THE UPCOMING FLORIDA WORLD SERIES.
PEERSON'S AUDIO IN FLORIDA ( www.peersonaudio.com )
GAMERZ ALLEY OF NASHVILLE, TN
FLOYD AND FLOYD CONTRACTORS OF COLUMBIA, TN
JERRY ESSARY OF CORINTH, MS
Tuesday, February 26
2008 Curve Baseball Season
We are hoping to keep Curve Baseball alive in Columbia, TN for the 2008, however, as the Team Owner/Coach for the past 4 years I am steping down from Coaching as I want to concentrate more on school and spend more time with my family who deserves for me to be around more. I am looking for someone to replace me and I am talking to a couple of people now who may be interested and hope to have a Coach named soon.
I want to thank each and every person who had helped me get through the last 4 seasons. I hope to get a coach in here that can continue to improve each year with the talent that we already have. I will continue to be the team owner/GM and will be in charge of scheduling.
Should you be interested in taking over the coaching position please feel free to contact me at columbiacurve@yahoo.com or at 931-223-5554!
Thanks for all the good memories Columbia. Hope we can keep things going.
Keith Essary.
Friday, August 31
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO GENTLE GIANT WOODWORKS!!!
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO GENTLE GIANT WOODWORKS FOR THEIR COMMITTMENT AND SPONSORSHIP OF SOME OF THE BEST WOOD BATS AROUND. DOUG, OWNER OF GG, HAS BEEN VERY NICE TO THE CURVE ALL SEASON AND HAS PROVIDED THE TEAM WITH ALL THE WOOD BATS WE HAVE NEEDED. MOST ALL THE BATS HE HAS PROVIDED US ARE STILL IN USE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COUPLE. DOUG WORKS VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THE QUALITY OF HIS BATS ARE AT THEIR BEST. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU TRY YOUR GENTLE GIANT BAT, AS WE ARE SURE YOU WILL SWITCH TO USING HIS BATS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GENTLE GIANT WOODWORKS PLEASE VISIT THEIR SITE AT:
PLEASE LET DOUG KNOW YOU HEARD ABOUT HIS BATS THROUGH THE CURVE!!!
THANKS AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR NEW GENTLE GIANT BAT!
Thursday, September 13
TEAM APPAREL
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Tuesday, August 7
CURVE EARN RUNNER UP IN SPORTS PAGE CLASSIC!!!
IN WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE LAST TOURNAMENT EVER FOR THE COLUMBIA CURVE THEY PLACED 2ND BEHIND DICKSON, TN. THE CURVE JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET OVER THE HUMP TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THE CURVE DO HOPE TO BE BACK NEXT SEASON BUT THERE WILL BE ALOT OF CHANGES THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE IN ORDER FOR THAT TO BE POSSIBLE. IF THE TEAM DOES RETURN THERE MAY EVEN BE A NAME CHANGE!!!!
Friday, January 5
VISIT OUR SPONSORS!
IN 2007 PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS! SPONSORS ARE A BIG HELP TO OUR SUCCESS AND WE WOULD HOPE THAT AS A CURVE FAN YOU WOULD GIVE THESE SPONSORS YOUR BUSINESS!
Friday, January 20
PLEASE SIGN OUR GUESTBOOK!
We are interested in what you think of our site and/or any experience you've had at any Columbia Curve game and as always we are open to any suggestions you may have. We hope to see you at the Games!
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Wednesday, March 8
PLEASE LOOK US UP ON MYSPACE!
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